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No point in rehashing the same arguments. There is blame on both sides here.

Trac has recommitted and there doesn't appear to be any hard feelings with the playing group or goody. Thats the most important thing. Hopefully he can back to best after his awful injury and put this whole episode behind him.

 

 

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Whilst it was frustrating and scary for 3 weeks there, internally trac and the coaching group were not worried and what he had literally publically said is demanded professionalism on and off the field. Any die hard fan that has been upset because they have listened to the media vitriol around holding the club to ransom which is total bs, needs to take a deep breath

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1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

You don't like him but yet this was you sucking up to him only a few weeks ago at training telling him how much you all love him 😅 😅

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Yes I was straight-up lying, lying through my teeth. Why? Because I love my team so much that I put aside my feelings about him and praised him even though it was unpalatable. To see the other boys so happy and so united because of him (finally) explaining himself to them… at that point in time I would’ve said anything to encourage it. 

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3 hours ago, At the break of Gawn said:

Great to see. Pity the game wasn’t a great spectacle.

Uh BoG are you feeling ok? 

 'Playing at Casey' = 'Great spectacle' ?

That's about as likely as the Peptides winning a final!

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As regards to the Trac photo there's something there for everybody. If you love him then it's a positive sign that he's reengaging publicly with the club and if you can't stand him you can enjoy watching him smile through gritted teeth every time the media department stick an iphone in his face. 

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58 minutes ago, Demonsterative said:

Your obsession with @WalkingCivilWar and her positivity is just plain obsessive. What is it you want Dazzle? The ‘Happy Clapper’? Or an opinion? 
 

Give it a rest. 

Right??!! Trawling through threads to quote old posts so as he can be like oh but you said this… 

I only wish I had that much free time on my hands.

And he doesn’t let stuff go. Ever. EVER  

I’ve already told Andy that the day I disappear from Demonland it will be purely because of this one person.

 

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1 minute ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

As regards to the Trac photo there's something there for everybody. If you love him then it's a positive sign that he's reengaging publicly with the club and if you can't stand him you can enjoy watching him smile through gritted teeth every time the media department stick an iphone in his face. 

I’m in the latter camp. I’m looking forward to watching him reluctantly playing for us next year. That’d be a hard gig. 

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14 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Yes I was straight-up lying, lying through my teeth. Why? Because I love my team so much that I put aside my feelings about him and praised him even though it was unpalatable. To see the other boys so happy and so united because of him (finally) explaining himself to them… at that point in time I would’ve said anything to encourage it. 

Wow

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4 hours ago, hardtack said:

I hope that’s the reason, but the little devil sitting on my right shoulder is telling me that he’s there at the bidding of the club, to project the image of a harmonious club. The little angel on my left shoulder is telling me that he’s looking genuinely happy, enjoying a bit of a laugh with Lever and Max.

Also, as the Dees just scored their first goal, the camera focused on an applauding Brad Green.

 

The little devil on your right shoulder is spot on. Well, according to admin staff with whom I spoke. 

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15 minutes ago, Tracca said:

Whilst it was frustrating and scary for 3 weeks there, internally trac and the coaching group were not worried and what he had literally publically said is demanded professionalism on and off the field. Any die hard fan that has been upset because they have listened to the media vitriol around holding the club to ransom which is total bs, needs to take a deep breath

Not sure where you're getting your info from, but if what you are saying is fact then it would put a whole different light on everything. If all that happened behind the scenes was that he demanded that the club get better, while remaining committed to helping drive that betterment then he is nothing other than a hero from my perspective. Someone needs to demand it.

Where did all the other junk that was being spoken come from then?

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9 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Wow

LEAVE ME ALONE!!! Please just leave me alone. I’m going through something incredibly difficult right now, a really really low point and the last thing I need is to be mocked by the likes of you. Just ignore me. Stop with the little indirect digs at me. I’ve done nothing to deserve your nastiness.

Someone laughs at someone else when they’ve just shared that they’re at their lowest point in life? That’s a new low. It’s heartless actually. I don’t need this, I really don’t. I’m out. 

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4 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

LEAVE ME ALONE!!! Please just leave me alone. I’m going through something incredibly difficult right now, a really really low point and the last thing I need is to be mocked by the likes of you. Just ignore me. Stop with the little indirect digs at me. I’ve done nothing to deserve your nastiness. 

Why don’t you like Trac?

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5 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

LEAVE ME ALONE!!! Please just leave me alone. I’m going through something incredibly difficult right now, a really really low point and the last thing I need is to be mocked by the likes of you. Just ignore me. Stop with the little indirect digs at me. I’ve done nothing to deserve your nastiness. 

There are a few posters that get on my nerves that i have blocked. Just use the ignore button. 

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10 minutes ago, homsar said:

Why don’t you like Trac?

She has explained it in the past, but let's say that he is not a humble down to earth type of guy. Seems that he may be one of the few players that doesn't care much to mingle with the DA.

Again I am paraphrasing her from previous discussions about it, but I think you get the gist.

Btw, on a personal comment, I wouldn't mind swapping Petracca with Bontempelli.

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4 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Good to see Trac there and smiling.

People still holding serious grudges over him speak more volume on the individual itself.

As @Jaded No More said, we need to be united as a club and hopefully we see a domino effect with the first step being Roffey leaving.

I’m giving myself until end of trade week. If he is still with us then I’m on the Trac Train again. 😃

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35 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Yes I was straight-up lying, lying through my teeth. Why? Because I love my team so much that I put aside my feelings about him and praised him even though it was unpalatable. To see the other boys so happy and so united because of him (finally) explaining himself to them… at that point in time I would’ve said anything to encourage it. 

What a load of claptrap sorry to say I know your passion for the team but this is not worthy in my view

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For all those praising Bontempelli's loyalty:  frustrated-superstars-future-in-doubt

"However, it is the understanding of Gullan that his continued faithfulness to the club that drafted him at Pick #4 in 2013 is no longer guaranteed, should cultural differences between key personnel and team success not be positively rectified.

“He’s very loyal Bont obviously – he wants to be there – but this is a reality, and if things continue to go down this path, and he get to the end of this year and he still hasn’t re-signed, that is trouble".

It is now the end of the season and he hasn't signed. 

Team success is what the uber professionals like Petracca and Bontempelli work so hard for.  They want the rest of the team to lift to their standards.  They want their club's to be culturally strong. 

If folks reckon Bontempelli isn't checking other clubs they have their heads in the sand!  

The media has said little about Bontempelli.  Lets wait and see if he signs beyond 2025. 

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7 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

For all those praising Bontempelli's loyalty:  frustrated-superstars-future-in-doubt

"However, it is the understanding of Gullan that his continued faithfulness to the club that drafted him at Pick #4 in 2013 is no longer guaranteed, should cultural differences between key personnel and team success not be positively rectified.

“He’s very loyal Bont obviously – he wants to be there – but this is a reality, and if things continue to go down this path, and he get to the end of this year and he still hasn’t re-signed, that is trouble".

It is now the end of the season and he hasn't signed. 

Team success is what the uber professionals like Petracca and Bontempelli work so hard for.  They want the rest of the team to lift to their standards.  They want their club's to be culturally strong. 

If folks reckon Bontempelli isn't checking other clubs they have their heads in the sand!  

The media has said little about Bontempelli.  Lets wait and see if he signs beyond 2025. 

Excellent work Luci

Nothing wrong with wanting a Hi Standard when you have been an elite sportsman for a long time. 
I am glad Tracc put an ultimatum to the Club 

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9 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

For all those praising Bontempelli's loyalty:  frustrated-superstars-future-in-doubt

"However, it is the understanding of Gullan that his continued faithfulness to the club that drafted him at Pick #4 in 2013 is no longer guaranteed, should cultural differences between key personnel and team success not be positively rectified.

“He’s very loyal Bont obviously – he wants to be there – but this is a reality, and if things continue to go down this path, and he get to the end of this year and he still hasn’t re-signed, that is trouble".

It is now the end of the season and he hasn't signed. 

Team success is what the uber professionals like Petracca and Bontempelli work so hard for.  They want the rest of the team to lift to their standards.  They want their club's to be culturally strong. 

If folks reckon Bontempelli isn't checking other clubs they have their heads in the sand!  

The media has said little about Bontempelli.  Lets wait and see if he signs beyond 2025. 

That may be the case but he did not slander his current club and fans publicly.

Considering that WB is even smaller than the MFC.

 

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8 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

That may be the case but he did not slander his current club and fans publicly.

Considering that WB is even smaller than the MFC.

 

Maybe just maybe he tried to keep it quiet to begin with, but those inside didn’t take him seriously….

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Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

Maybe just maybe he tried to keep it quiet to begin with, but those inside didn’t take him seriously….

The just leave, graciously. Behind closed doors find a deal.

Are we really going to condone what he did? And the negative impact it could have on the team?

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1 minute ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Maybe just maybe he tried to keep it quiet to begin with, but those inside didn’t take him seriously….

The old ‘if at first you don’t succeed, get Tom Morris to act as your mouthpiece’ plan?

Not sure it’s a great long term strategy.

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